June 30th-July 3rd

Yikes! I didn't realize how long its been since I last posted--that must mean I'm having toomuch fun over here =)

So far, London has been amazing! The city is so different then the life I’m used too, and its so cool to see all the history London has to offer. I mean you think about it, and other then Washington DC, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia there’s not much historic major cities. But when you come to London, you see HISTORY. We’ve seen things dating back to 1026, and so much more!

July 1^st was our official first day in the classroom, and I’m not going to lie, it felt great to finally start the class. I really like everyone in our group, and we all get along great. On a typical day we have class from 9-12 and then do sightseeing in the afternoon.

July 2^nd after morning class, we went to the London Eye—the World’s largest Ferris wheel right next to the Thames River. It was so cool to see London from the sky—we could see every important building and much much more.

On Saturday, the 3^rd we went to Parliament. I was so excited for this, because of the history. The only downside was we couldn’t take pictures inside, bummer. However, we could take pictures inside the main entrance: Westminster Hall, which was built in 1026. Our tour guide said that just a couple years ago, the hall was being cleaned and they found tennis balls lodged up in the rafters of the ceiling—come to find out, historians believe they are from King Henry VIII who enjoyed playing tennis. The tour of Parliament was awesome. I loved learning about another countries government, and the history behind it. At times it was funny to hear how some of the rules and traditions are kept even to this day.

After Parliament, some of the girls and I went to Buckingham Palace. We arrived just in time to see the changing of the guards, which was really neat. Afterwards we went to lunch and then to Trafalgar Square.